Plant News

Geneva -
An invasive beetle has driven North America's most widespread ash tree towards extinction, conservationists said Thursday, also warning of dramatic declines among several African antelope species.

Only in Japan: what is claimed to the world's largest flower has been announced and the display of the flower from the plant Titan arum has led to huge queues, with people flocking to look at the immense reproductive structure.

A reported leak of chlorine gas at Apple's data centre in North Carolina has injured five people and led to evacuation by hazardous materials specialists. The cause of the incident is unknown and the workers were taken to hospital.

Biologists have discovered that sea anemones display an interesting and surprising genetic mix, with a complexity similar to that of fruit flies, and genes similar to those found in both plants and animals.

New Delhi -
India's top carmaker Maruti Suzuki said Saturday it would seek minority shareholder approval for a controversial plan to source cars from a plant to be built by its Japanese parent that spurred an investor revolt.Japan's Suzuki Motor Co which owns some...

Paris -
The French parliament on Monday definitively passed a law slapping tough penalties on firms who shut down without looking for a buyer in three months' time.The so-called "Florange law" is named after a steelworks in northern France where Socialist Pres...

Leamington -
Around 740 Canadians will lose their jobs when Heinz closes its plant June 2014 in Leamington, Ontario. On Thursday, the company announced the future closing next June. The company made the announcement to its employees in the company cafeteria.

Namur -
Following an announcement by ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, that they will be permanently shutting down a plant and six finishing lines in the Liege region, workers took to the streets in protest.

Scientists have regenerated a flowering plant from the Pleistocene Age (30,000 years ago) – a time before the end of the last Ice Age, before any form of agriculture and before humans had even invented writing.

A toxic plant is spreading steadily across Canada. Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), which can cause long-lasting skin damage, is now found in many parts of North America, and is cropping up in Nova Scotia particularly.

The world's second largest LCD panel producer LG Display said it's going to build the most advanced display panel plant in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, to produce the trendy thin film transistor (TFT) LCD.

Sagebrush communicated and cooperated with other branches of themselves to avoid being eaten by predators. Scientists suspect that the plants communicate and warn by emitting volatile cues. Are plants capable of more sophisticated behavior than we think?

Whatever the Amorphophallus Titanium, also known as the Corpse Flower is, look out if you happen to be anywhere near the National Botanical Garden of Belgium. Read on for the smelly details, but…hold your nose and try not to think x-rated thoughts.